Roy Auh

Associate
Auh Roy

Roy Auh helps clients turn sophisticated legal and regulatory analysis into practical guidance for business decisions involving privacy, data security, and emerging transportation technologies. Drawing on his computer science background and policy experience, Roy works with teams to advise companies, trade associations, technology developers, and other entities on evolving state and federal requirements. He focuses on understanding how clients’ products, data practices, and operations work so legal advice can be tailored to real-world business goals.

Roy assists with compliance counseling, regulatory advocacy, transactions, and adversarial proceedings support across privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), and mobility matters. In the privacy space, he helps analyze the gamut of state and federal privacy laws, adtech and marketing rules, and other sector-specific legal regimes. In transportation matters, Roy supports clients navigating legal and policy issues involving autonomous and connected vehicles, vehicle technologies, drones, transportation infrastructure, and emerging mobility business models. Roy also has experience advising organizations on state gambling licensing laws, including requirements affecting land-based casinos, online gaming, sports wagering, fantasy sports, and prediction markets.

Using his background in computer science, Roy also helps clients by connecting legal requirements with technical and operational realities, working with legal and business teams to understand how technologies function and where regulatory risks may arise. Roy also brings his experience from government, policy, and in-house settings to provide nuanced perspectives for each client. His experience includes internships with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, privacy-focused policy organizations, and a media organization.

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Credentials
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Education

  • J.D. Georgetown University Law Center 2024
    • Technology Law & Policy Scholar
    • Corporate Legal Operations Consortium Scholarship
    • Legal intern, Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, Federal Communications Commission
    • Judicial intern, the Honorable Reggie B. Walton, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • Teaching assistant, Brand Protection Strategies in "Privacy First" Era
  • B.S. Computer Science cum laude University of Maryland 2021
  • B.A. Philosophy highest distinction Duke University 2019
    • Captain, Duke University Taekwondo Club

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
  • Member, Federal Communications Bar Association
  • Member, Korean American Bar Association
  • Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area

Languages

  • Korean
  • Mandarin